Vehicle wheel



Aug; 28, 1934. MUNSON 1,971,756

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/llam Patented Aug. 28, 1934 I UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE This invention relates to wheels for vehicles and especially to th rim or felly are connected by relatively heavy spokes, as distinguished from wire spoked susthe one hand, and disk wheels on the other hand. It is a matter of common observation that automobile erally present an unclean and unkempt appearance after only a short period of ordinary use by reason of the adherence of dust, those substances commonly called dirt to the side pension wheels on surfaces thereof.

The principal object of my invention is to provide such a wheel, w its outer.side which serve during the use attractive surface. The vides a wooden spoked or analogous compression wheel with an outer hance the ordinary wheel, will adapt the more perfect cleaning and will protect the wheel from any injuries in Briefly stated, this object is accomplished by fitting to the outside wheel a trim which wheel body, including flange, the outer or displayed surface of which trim presents an attractive appearance that is in a high degree self Further objects an tion will more clearly appear from the detailed description hereinaft tain preferred forms of embodiment.

One such embodiment is illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which- Figure 1 is a side, elevational view of the trim applied to a conventio in broken lines.

Figure 2 is a diametrical cross section through the wheel taken on the line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a detail, enlarged cross sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is an en through one of the w ating trim portion taken on the line 4-4 of Figure 1.

Figure 5 is a diametric sectional view taken through a trim which is another embodiment of my invention,

Referring now to the prises in general three portions, a portion A consisting of a more or screw threaded or ot tomary projecting portion of the wheel hub 1, a.

1,971,756 VEHICLE WHEEL Burr N. Munson, Muncie, Ind., assignmto Oscar U. Zerk, Chicago, Ill.

Application August 26, 1931, Serial No. 559,535

9 Claims. (Cl. 301'37) use in which the hub and 3 and the felly 4,

wheels genricated. This material mud and all sheet metal that portion B of generally annular form surrounding and masking the face of the hub and a third part C including portions lying against and substantially covering the outer side faces of the spokes The number of the parts in which the entire trim is made depends to some extent upon the character of material of which the trim is fabmay be selected from a wide range of metals, of which I suggest ordinary adapts itself to economical chromium plating, or any of that class of materials commonly called ith an ornamental trim for will present and will preof the wheel, a clean and present invention protrim which will greatly engeneral appearance of the wheel to quicker, easier and of stainless material. most economical use of by-rolling in. one piece C which engages the service.

or outboard face of the more or less covers the the telly, spokes and hub preserving.

d advantages of the inven- I employ when less er of the invention in cerless material;

nal automobile wheel shown vantage in stainless and can better resist larged cross sectionalview heel spokes and the coopertools, etc.

the felly.

The hub connection threaded engagement the felly connections,

drawings, the trim comless conventional, hub .09.}: herwise secured to the cus- In the preferred form 0 rable portions A, B and place and to the'wheel b at the hub and at a plur stainless taining chromium and equivale have the efiect of imparting to ferrous bases the non-corrosive characteristics of the noble metals, as well as hard surfaces.

The most economical embodiment of the in vention now known to me is obtained by making the trim of three separate portions A, B and C.

Where a somewhat higher cost is not objectionable, I prefer to fabricate e. g. alloys connt metals which Since a primary function of the trim contemplated by' the invention r serving attractive appearance imparted to a wheel provided therewith, there may be an admaterial, because such a trim is homogeneous throughout its entire depth the more severe action of flying stones and accidental blows by mechanics esides in the self-pref trim the three sepa- C are all secured in a single connection ality of points about shown is the usual screw of hub and hub cap, and best shown in Figure 3, are effected by providing perforations through the felly engaging band of portion C which are adapted to receive the usual demountable rim 110 2 securing studs 5. Lugs 6 and nuts '1 carried by studs 5 over the band portion C complete the secure attachment of the trim to the wheel. The several parts of the trim assembly are held together by cooperating outer flanges and inner margins on adjacent parts. Thus the hub cap A has a flange 8 which overlies the inner margin 9 of the portion B, and portion B in turn has a flange 10 which overlies the inner margin 11 of portion C.

What I claim, therefore, is-- 1. An ornamental trim for a vehicle wheel provided with a felly, a nave construction and spokes normally exposed between the telly and the nave construction, comprising aperipheral portion adapted to engage and mask a side face of the telly, a plurality of distinct arms disposed radially inwardly therefrom and separated from each other by open gaps, each of said arms bein adapted throughout its length to engage and mask the exposed portion of a spoke, and common means for holding said peripheral portion in masking engagement with the side face of the felly and the radial arms in similar engagement with the spokes of the wheel.

2. An ornamental trim for a vehicle wheel provided with a felly, a nave construction and spokes normally exposed between the felly and the nave construction, comprising a metal member including a peripheral portion for' a side face of the telly and a plurality of distinct radial arms extending radially inwardly therefrom andseparated from each other by open gaps, each of said arms being adapted throughout its length to engage and mask the exposed portion of-a spoke.

3. An ornamental trim for a vehicle wheel provided witha felly, a nave construction and spokes normally exposed between the telly and the nave construction, comprising a metal member including a central portion for engaging and masking part at least of the nave construction, a peripheral portion for a side face of the felly, and an intermediate portion apertured at intervals to define a plurality of distinct radial arms each of which is adapted throughout its length to engage and mask the exposed portion of 2. spoke.

4. An ornamental trim for a vehicle wheel provided with a nave construction, spokes, and a peripheral member supported radially outwardly of the spokes, comprising a metal member including a peripheral portion for masking a side face of the peripheral member and a plurality of distinct radial arms extending radially inwardly therefrom and separated from each other by open gaps, each of said arms being adapted throughout its length to lie adjacent to and mask the exposed portion of a spoke.

5. An ornamental trim for a vehicle wheel pro- .mountably secured thereto, a nave .and the nave construction,

vided with a nave construction, spokes, and a peripheral member supported radially outwardly of the spokes, comprising a metal member including a central portion for masking part at least of the nave construction of the wheel, a peripheral portion for masking a side face of the peripheral member, and an intermediate portion apertured at intervals to define a plurality of distinct radial arms each of which is adapted throughout its length to lie adjacent to and mask the outboard face of a spoke.

6. An ornamental trim for a vehicle wheel provided, with a felly, a tire-carrying rim deconstruction exposed between the felly comprising a stamping including a peripheral portion adapted to mask at least a portion of the outboard face of the felly and an arm extending radially inwardly from said peripheral portion and adapted throughout its length to lie adjacent to and mask the exposed portion of a spoke, and means for holding said stamping in position on the wheel, said means serving also to secure the rim in position on the felly.

'1. In combination with an automotive wheel of the'artillery type, a sheet metal cover comprising a plurality of radially extending spokemasking portions separated from each other by open gaps and a separate annular covering portion for the central portion of the wheel overlapping the radially inner extremities of the spokemasking cover portions and means for securing all of said cover portions in assembled relation with said wheel.

8. An ornamental trim for a vehicle wheel provided with a nave construction, spokes, and a peripheral member supported radially outwardly of the spokes, comprising a metal member including a central portion for masking part at least of the nave construction of the wheel; and a portion extending radially from the central portion and apertured at intervals to define a plurality of distinct radial arms each of which is adapted throughout its length to lie adjacent to and mask the outboard face of a spoke.

9. An ornamental trim for a '-vehicle wheel provided with a nave construction, spokes, and a peripheral member supported radially outwardly of the spokes, comprising a metal member including a central portion for masking at least part of the nave construction of the wheel, and a portion in the form of a spider extending radially from the central portion to define a plurality of distinct radial arms each of which is adapted throughout its length to lie adjacent to and mask the outboard face of a spoke, and extending to substantially the radial outer end thereof.

and spokes normally BURR- N. MUNSON. 

